Naked screaming woman slams infant to the ground
Mother charged in Mount Vernon sidewalk assault on infant:
23-year-old Joanie Brown was arrested in Mount Vernon, NY after sge was found naked and screaming slamming her 5-month-old son against the sidewalk.
Bystanders were able to rescue the boy from her however at last report the baby has bleeding of the brain and a broken femur.
Brown was given a psych eval and is now being held in county lock up.
So I guess the question is what do you think make her go batshit crazy? Was she already crazier than a shit house rat or was this a drug induced episode? I’m leaning towards drugs.
Thanks to Marci for the tip.
November 7th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Could be drug-induced “just can’t take the crying anymore”, although if your baby is crying and won’t stop, there is some need you aren’t meeting, especially at five months, most little ones have got over the colic phase by then, so they cry when they need something, or are tired.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I don’t know if drugs had anything to do with it at all…more likely she wanted to get rid of her baby, and thought the ‘naked and screaming’ part might help her in a bid for an insanity defense after the fact.
Wow! I just keep getting more cynical don’t I?
November 10th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
A psych lockup is too good for this person, she needs to be charged with attempted murder and assault with intent to kill. i am a firm believer in the death penalty and feel as a parent of a 6 month old that does cry at times, that anything less than the death penalty by has chamber or the electric chair is too good for her, and an unfair, undue burden on the taxpayers
November 7th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
without more information, it’s really hard to tell. maybe she had a history of mental illness…maybe she was on meth or something. hard to tell. i hope the poor baby doesn’t suffer long term affects that will ruin his life. maybe we need to go back to back to old fashioned orphanages…where a child can be dropped off; cared for and hopefully adopted. someone needs to write to obama….maybe there’s some money floating around that could be channeled into our future adults. april, you do it.
November 8th, 2009 at 11:29 am
I heard about this a few days ago…I want to know how the baby is..does anyone know of the condition of the baby? I can’t imagine what went through everyone’s mind when they seen this crazy ass woman raise a baby over her head and slam it into the pavement.
November 10th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Joan:
I just checked, and the infant is in critical condition in the hospital.
November 8th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I live about 10-15 mins away from where this happened so it was all over the news channels. Members of her family were saying that she was/is skitsophrenic (SP?)and that “God” told her he wanted her baby. She did this in front of a church. You can go to news12.com for the story. It’s really sad. As far as I know, the baby is still alive.
November 8th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Oh and when you go to that newsite, you have to click on Westchester. I’d post a link, but my computer is acting up today and won’t let me copy and paste!!
November 8th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Wow, just when we think we have heard of every type of child abuse…..I think Angel is right. and I agree with Karen about the baby, obviously.
November 8th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Jenn, I don’t agree with what she did, BUT babies DO cry, even if their needs are met. They get frustrated-like everyone else…don’t you sometimes just get pissed off?
Anyway, this broad is crazy
November 9th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
My first one spoiled me and didn’t cry unless he was hungry, although he does make up for it now when he’s tired or frustrated. and yes, I do get pissed off sometimes when he won’t stop, but I ususally put him in his room where he can’t get out for a bit, and is safe, and just step away for a bit (somewhere else in the house). It’s a little easier when they’re little babies, at least on the getting them to stay put front, I have to put the safety gates up for him, since he’s almost three, otherwise I’d find him out in the yard, or in the garage, or getting into something he shouldn’t. I could never ever consider slamming his head into the pavement (well, okay, maybe consider for a fleeting moment, but never do, then I would miss him starting school, and growing up, and all the other cool stuff that kids should all be able to do).
November 9th, 2009 at 2:36 am
Good Lord, what is the world coming too? Really hoping the baby survives & suffers no lasting damage and finds a good home.
There is no excuse for this b@tch. I dont care if she has a psychological disorder or not. Lock her away with 10 loaves of bread and 2 litres of water and then through away the key. Let the b#tch suffer & die alone of starvation.
November 9th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
We’ve asked it before, but it never gets old… WHY wasn’t any one monitoring her especially if she is schizophrenic??? My limited experience with parents who have that disorder is that they can be and often are dangerous OFF their meds. AND, they usually seem to go off the meds when they feel better. If a person has a mental disorder that can cause them to harm another human being, that person needs to be monitored by a physician, family member, therapist… someone. If said person is found to be off meds more than once or twice, that person should not retain custody of any children.
November 10th, 2009 at 12:37 am
ITA Kathy! I just love it when family steps forward AFTER the damage is already done to these poor children! Unfortunately it happens that people have these mental disorders but they need to be monitored 24/7 and be taken care of. One of my best friends has the same mental disorder that this “mother” has and I had lived with her for almost a year with my now 9 year old. (2 years ago) Her mother had moved in with us also because she accompanied her daughter to the Drs and social workers appts ( I was working F/T and couldn’t) and made sure she was taking her meds properly. When my friend felt “good” and didn’t want to take her meds for the day, her mother either made her take them or told her she would call the proper authorities (social workers, etc)and my friend always took them. She had an incident where (after I had moved out) that my friend decided to have a rum and coke and she took her to the hospital just in case because of the interaction with alcohol and medication could have caused. You can never be to careful with someone suffering from these mental disorders! I don’t understand these family members who decide to step forward AFTER the fact and then act surprised at the outcome! To me, they are just as much to blame!
November 10th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
I think this was a, “holy shit, I have a baby for the next 18 years!” induced episode.
Some, most people should never have kids.
November 14th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
hmmmmm….I don’t know about this one.